Well it has taken longer then a few days for me to give my full thoughts on these gloves (see above) but at least now I have used them a lot so I can give a more accurate opinion on them. I've been using primarily these gloves for the past five months 4-6 times a week so they have seen a lot of use.
I have to say that I am very impressed with the padding on these gloves, even in Muay Thai class when I'm doing a great deal of striking my hands feel great. One complaint I have gotten from other people is that it sucks to get hit with these gloves. But that may be because most people use 14 or 16 oz gloves in that class. My gloves are the 7oz ones and it's safe to say that CSI's claim that they have the "same shock dispersing capabilities as a 16oz. boxing gloves" is false. Or so the people I train with tell me.
I am a large in Ouano UFC gloves so I got a large in these gloves and at first it felt like my pinky was stretching to far out when I was making a fist but once the gloves stretched a bit it was fine, now they fit like a glove... Sorry, bad joke. The triple Velcro closure is awesome I have never taped them because there is no need to. I did have a little problem using these gloves for grappling at first but I think that was more due to my sucking then then a problem with the gloves.
The only major problem I have with them now is loose threads. Inside the glove, especially at the thumb I'm getting a lot of stitching coming loose.
Also on the outside of the right glove near the thumb stitching has come loose and the leather is separating from the seam, that really has me worried. It might be hard to see due to my crappy camera but it's in the very center of the picture.
I have used these gloves quite a bit so I can't really fault the stitching until now, but I hope they hold up for a few more months. These are great gloves, that's why I'm hoping I can keep using them a while longer.
Cheers.